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Estée Lauder vs Grown Alchemist

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Estée Lauder and Grown Alchemist are two distinct skincare lines with dedicated followings. The American heritage brand, founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., offers comprehensive moisturizers, serums, eye products, cleansers, and more, all expertly formulated with hydrating hyaluronic acid and glycerin. Meanwhile, the second brand is loved for its cleansers and serums, as well as its formulas. While the former suits acne-prone skin and mature skin best—with hyaluronic acid lengthening the effect of botulinum toxin and glycerin significantly increasing skin hydration and barrier function—its counterpart suits sensitive, dry, and combination skin best.

Estée Lauder is an American skincare brand founded in 1946 and owned by The Estée Lauder Companies Inc..

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This page compares some of the most popular Estée Lauder and Grown Alchemist products; for every product of both brands, with a fit score for your own skin, use the Lovi app.

Popular Estée Lauder vs Grown Alchemist products

People Say

Estée LauderGrown Alchemist
  • Deep hydration and moisture Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “skin drinks it up immediately — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
    • “The formula is incredibly hydrating and leaves my skin feeling smooth. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “texture is dreamy — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Supercharged Gel-Creme”
    • “Skin version of chugging water — Grown Alchemist Instant Smoothing Serum”
  • Gentle and non-drying Often MentionedMostly Mentioned
    • “Doesn't dry out my skin — Grown Alchemist Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser”
    • “calms my skin down — Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser”
    • “doesn't strip at all — Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser”
    • “doesn't strip the skin — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
  • Pleasant scent Sometimes NotedMostly Mentioned
    • “Smells amazing — Grown Alchemist Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser”
    • “smell is divine — Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser”
    • “pleasant cucumber fragrance — Estée Lauder DayWear Moisturizer”
  • Lightweight feel and texture Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Absorbs quickly into the skin — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “watery — Estée Lauder Micro Essence Treatment Lotion”
    • “Very light weight — Grown Alchemist Instant Smoothing Serum”
  • Effective makeup remover and cleansing Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “removes all my makeup effortlessly — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Melts away Double Wear foundation instantly — Estée Lauder Take It Away Makeup Remover Lotion”
    • “Gets everything nice and clean — Grown Alchemist Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser”
  • Luxurious texture Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “silkiest cleanser — Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser”
    • “Has a luxurious feel and texture. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
  • High price point Mostly MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “expensive for what it is — Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser”
    • “A bit pricey — Grown Alchemist Instant Smoothing Serum”
    • “way too expensive for the size — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair”
  • Scent and fragrance complaints Often MentionedOften Mentioned
    • “Scent is too overpowering — Estée Lauder Revitalizing Supreme+”
    • “strong scent — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Too perfumy notes — Grown Alchemist Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser”
    • “smells medicinal — Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser”
  • Bulky or poor packaging Sometimes NotedOften Mentioned
    • “lid is hard to open — Estée Lauder Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée”
    • “Please make a jar or refill that is not as big and heavy. — Estée Lauder Re-Nutriv”
    • “tube cracks easily — Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser”
    • “Metal tube gets annoying — Grown Alchemist Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser”

Questions and answers

What is the difference between Estée Lauder and Grown Alchemist?

Estée Lauder products on this page help provide deep hydration and suit skin types like acne-prone, mature, and sensitive skin, while Grown Alchemist products focus on gentle and pleasant cleansers with no fragrance. Reviewers note that Estée Lauder excels in deep hydration, whereas Grown Alchemist is recognized for being gentle and non-drying.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

Estée Lauder or Grown Alchemist: which cleanser is better?

When it comes to cleansers on this page, Estée Lauder achieves a High Lovi fit level for acne-prone skin, mature skin, combination skin, and oily acne-prone skin with its Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée, while Grown Alchemist offers gentle, non-drying options that reviewers mostly mention for being hydrating and pleasant. Reviewers note that Grown Alchemist does better for being gentle and non-drying.

Which is more affordable, Estée Lauder or Grown Alchemist?

Grown Alchemist is noted for a high price point among review themes. Estée Lauder also has reviews mentioning a high price point.

Which causes fewer breakouts, Estée Lauder or Grown Alchemist?

When it comes to breakout prevention, the products on this page for Estée Lauder fit acne-prone skin best, whereas Grown Alchemist products offer average fit levels for that skin type. Estée Lauder features targeted options like the Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée and DayWear Moisturizer, which have high Lovi fit levels for acne-prone skin.

How do the fragrance options and formulas compare between Estée Lauder and Grown Alchemist?

When comparing fragrance options and formulas, 12 of 14 Estée Lauder products on this page list no fragrance, while every Grown Alchemist product lists no fragrance in its ingredients. Reviewers note that Estée Lauder has stronger fragrance complaints, whereas Grown Alchemist leans entirely fragrance-free across its featured range.

Which brand has better packaging and cleanser performance according to reviewers?

According to reviewers, Grown Alchemist does better for gentle and non-drying cleansers, while both brands tie for bulky or poor packaging. Reviewers also mention cleanser performance and packaging issues for Grown Alchemist.

What are the key differences in how reviewers rate the hydration and moisture provided by each brand?

Reviewers note that Estée Lauder excels in delivering deep hydration and moisture compared to Grown Alchemist for the products on this page.

Research behind their key ingredients

Behind this comparison

Lovi compares products by their fit scores, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.

  • Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Nadia Kapleva, MS

    Co-founder, Medical Director

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer

  • Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Alexey Shagraev, PhD

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO

    PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex

  • Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc

    Medical Board

    Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine

  • Aishani Shah, MD

    Aishani Shah, MD

    Medical Board

    Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD

  • Asya Zubkova, MS

    Asya Zubkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member

  • Hanna Kurets, MD

    Hanna Kurets, MD

    Medical Board, Medical Advisor

    Dermatology MD

  • Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Elina Nazarenko, MD

    Medical Board

    Dermatology and diagnostic consultant

  • Victoria Derkova, MS

    Victoria Derkova, MS

    Medical Board

    Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist

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